Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, August 6, 2015

It’s Fair Time! Over the next week, we will welcome thousands of visitors to our village from all over the Capital District. If you’re in from out of town, please visit us here at the Altamont Free Library. If you happen to live in Albany or Rensselaer counties, you’re welcome to borrow from our great collections of books, movies and music. If you’re from further afield, we’d love for you to check out our unique library building housed in the historic Altamont Train Station right in the center of the village. 

As if we needed any more excitement, here are some great events going on here this week: 

Summer Reading Program

There’s a ton of neat stuff going on this week for kids as part of our Summer Reading Program. On Thursday at 4 p.m., join Etaseme Elonge for another in his series of comic book drawing classes for kids ages 7 and up.

Join us for Maker Mondays on Aug. 10, at 2 p.m., to play with our collections of Legos, K’Nex and Snap Circuits.

On Tuesday Aug. 11, attend Superhero School and make cool superhero gear, like jetpacks and super writstbands for kids ages 4 to 8. There’s also still time to sign up for the Summer Reading Program here at the library and pick up your BINGO card to win prizes.

Find Mr. Bee!

We need the help of every superhero in town to find the villain Mr. Bee. He’s been spotted at Stewarts and Agway recently, but we hear that he’s changing his hideout every week, so please be on the lookout for him. You can find a clue as to his whereabouts in the library or on our Facebook page. If you do find him, let us know and you’ll be entered to win a special prize at the end of the Summer Reading Program.

Pinewood Heromobile Derby

You can still pick up a free pinewood car kit at the library and make your own hero mobile with an adults’ help before our big pinewood car race at 4 p.m., on August 6. If you’ve ever built a pinewood car for the scout or seen your brother or sister build one, you know how fun it can be. Please join us for this exciting event.

Friday matinée

Get out of the heat and join us for a summer-long series of free family-friendly hero movies every Friday at 2 p.m. On Aug. 7, we’ll be showing “Spy Kids,” the widely loved movie about a family of super spies and the lengths that children will go to, to save their parents. We’ll even pop the popcorn for you! Next, week it’s “The Lego Movie.”

Book discussion

The Penultimate Monday Book Club will be meeting on Monday Aug. 17, at noon to discuss “Beautiful Ruins” by Jess Walter. Yes, I know that Aug. 17 is not the second to last Monday of the month, but more folks are able to make it on the 17th instead of the 24th. Anyhow, this acclaimed and bestselling novel follows a wide cast of fascinating characters over 50 years from the sunny Italian Riviera to glamorous Hollywood to gloomy Edinburgh.

Please join us for what will no doubt be a fascinating discussion about a fun and memorable novel.

Ice cream with veterans at the Home Front

We’ve spent a lot of time learning about heroes this summer. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 2:30 p.m., you can spend some time getting to know some real superheroes, our military veterans. Take this opportunity to sit with local heroes, veterans of conflicts from the Second World War to Afghanistan and Iraq. Learn about the history they’ve witnessed while enjoying free ice cream at the Home Front Café.

Summer reading closing celebration

It’s hard to believe that the Summer Reading Program is nearly at an end, but it is. Please join us on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 3 p.m., to celebrate all the reading you’ve done (so far) this summer by joining us at the Summer Reading Program Celebration with Magic Man Chris LeBarge and prize drawings, magic, snacks, and fun.